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Wednesday, December 03, 2025

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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

#TBT: Throwback tracks to put on your latest playlist

This year has given listeners countless tracks to add to their playlist. Whether looking for a love ballad, a head-banger, a road-trip soundtrack or anything in between, 2017’s new releases have had it. However, the best playlist is achieved through diversity, and that means incorporating tracks from various genres that have been released throughout time. In honor of Throwback Thursday, here are some throwback tracks you should consider adding to your playlist.


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Thoughts on seeing artists perform past their prime

My dad bought me a set of tickets for my last birthday that he hyped up for weeks leading up to their reveal. He’d ask me what I wanted for my birthday, to which I’d reply with the names of expensive music gear I knew he wouldn’t recognize. Then he’d say something like, “Well I got you something even better. A set of tickets that are going to blow your mind.”


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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

Downtown Cuban film festival celebrates music, culture

This weekend, the Hippodrome State Theatre will host a Cuban film festival downtown. The festival, which runs from Friday at 6 p.m. until Sunday at 7 p.m., will feature three Cuban films: “Before Night Falls,” “Cicho and Rita” and “Playing Lecuona;” a biopic, animated film and music documentary, respectively.


Florida Alligator
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Gainesville organization creates storytelling meetups

Tonight, Gainesville-based storytelling group Self Narrate will be hosting one of its monthly meetups at Third House Books & Coffee from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This event will feature stories told live by Gainesville residents on the topic of leaving home. Each story will be approximately five minutes long.


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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

The definitive senior bucket list for your last six weeks

If you’re graduating this semester, and you’re like me, you’re starting to panic about leaving behind everything Gainesville has to offer. Coming back from Spring Break made that impending diploma seem way too real, and now you may be looking to pack in everything you’ve wanted to do over the last four years into the last six weeks. Lucky for you, I’m here to round up all of the must-do activities you need to check off your bucket list before the end of April.


Florida Alligator
THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Music Roundup: Nav, Future

If you haven’t been keeping up with the latest music, you’ve come to the right place. The past two weeks have been stacked with releases. Get caught up with everything you should be listening to by checking out these projects:



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